Often opponents struggle at quirky Tropicana Field when taking on the home Rays. Not the White Sox. They have shown they can handle Astroturf winning nine of the past 12 times on that surface. Chicago also is 6-2 in its last eight games at Tampa.

The price is right to back the White Sox here in a pitching matchup of Reynaldo Lopez versus Chris Archer. It's Archer who has the bigger name. But Lopez is the more effective pitcher.

Lopez has pitched well both starting and out of the bullpen. He hasn't given up more than one earned run during any of his 11 appearances this season compiling a 2-0 mark and 1.08 ERA. He held the A's scoreless in five innings allowing only one hit during his last start this past Tuesday.

Archer hasn't been good for the past few years. It's to the point where you must wonder if Archer is washed up? This will be his first start since coming off the 60-day injured list this week. He's 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA this year. Archer's walk ratio has gone up each of the last three seasons he's pitched. It remains to be seen how effective he can still be. He sure doesn't figure to pitch very long in this one.